Landscape Watercolor Tutorial for Beginners

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2 жыл бұрын

In today’s video I’m going to walk you through my process for creating a simple, moody watercolor landscape. We’ll talk through some of the basic watercolor techniques for creating depth and realism in your landscape paintings and how to use a limited color palette without losing your mind or painting the canvas a single shade of green, hah!
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@nancytaylor6366 Жыл бұрын

Best landscape tutorial i've ever seen.

@katrinacrouch Жыл бұрын

Oh Nancy, that is so sweet of you-I’m so glad you enjoyed the tutorial and found it helpful. I recently published a new landscape tutorial, if you haven’t seen it already: m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/acyRnreh3NiViKs.html

@alisonkeeports2074 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely stunning. I would love to see more of these watercolor landscapes where you offer tips on getting them to look more realistic.

@katrinacrouch 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea! The biggest thing would be additional layers (at least for my style of work). With every pass I add more detail and definition to bring everything more into focus and realism. Sounds like we need another landscape tutorial! Hah

@paulaphillips9296 2 жыл бұрын

What a nice treat for the day! I loved it and can't wait to start on my own! Love landscapes!

@katrinacrouch 2 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you-I’m so glad you enjoyed the tutorial 💕 I would love to see how your landscapes turn out

@DianePatmore Жыл бұрын

Best tutorial I've seen yet! I love how you explain everything and the different techniques you taught us. Can't wait to view more of yours!

@katrinacrouch Жыл бұрын

Diane, thank you so so much for your encouraging comment! I’ve been sick for a few weeks and haven’t had the motivation to paint or record but you’ve given me new life! I’m encouraged and excited to get back into the studio as soon-hopefully a new tutorial next week ❤️❤️❤️

@deborarorvig2479 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this...more landscapes, please!!!

@katrinacrouch 2 жыл бұрын

Oh I’m so glad you enjoyed it!! Maybe I can talk my husband into a tutorial too since he is the true expert! Lol

@timh7246 2 жыл бұрын

By your easy yet detailed explanation, you encourage those of us eager to try & who have the supplies, to actually go for it -- create & get some experience. THANKS !!

@katrinacrouch 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, I’m so glad you’re encouraged to jump in and try it out! Thank you for taking the time to encourage me with your feedback-I can’t wait to hear how your landscape/clouds turn out!

@lindyhawthorne2164 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for actually explaining about how and why you were mixing and using certain colours in so much detail. Much appreciated.

@katrinacrouch Жыл бұрын

Oh good! I’m trying to do that more-it’s pretty instinctive for me at this point, so I don’t always think to talk through the process

@lindyhawthorne2164 Жыл бұрын

@@katrinacrouch It really helps !!

@KimmetKamp Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your tutorial! You are so sweet and humble, just a joy to watch!

@katrinacrouch Жыл бұрын

Oh I’m so glad that you enjoyed it! Thank you for taking the time to encourage me ❤️❤️❤️

@alisonhaddon6121 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely loved this video. I’m on holiday, and I want to go home and paint, after see this. Thank you so much x

@katrinacrouch 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t wait to see what you create! I’m planning another landscape soon and I can’t wait!

@adriennefreedman1972 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the landscape and am looking forward to seeing more. Especially seeing the use of gauche.

@katrinacrouch 2 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you for the feedback, Adrienne! I’m hoping to find time this week to play with gauche, so hopefully a tutorial in February? I need to figure it out first (it’s been over a decade since I have touched gauche! Lol)

@128titanicsokwonkim Жыл бұрын

Loved this landscape! Thank you.

@katrinacrouch Жыл бұрын

Another landscape coming in October!

@cathyhaase1550 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much I love how you did the clouds.

@katrinacrouch 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you found it helpful!! 💕 thank you for taking the time to leave feedback, it helps me decide what to do next!

@neumanng1 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.. I loved this picture and appreciated your listing colors and all the techniques..

@katrinacrouch 2 жыл бұрын

Oh I’m so glad you found it helpful!! Thank you for the feedback 💕

@MarySmith-pp5cq 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Excellent explanation of all the steps. Thank you!!

@katrinacrouch 2 жыл бұрын

Oh I’m so glad it was helpful!! Thank you for the feedback and encouragement 🥰🥰🥰

@heidisugden1557 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this, Katrina. Yes please to the gouache landscape video!!!

@katrinacrouch 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Heidi! I haven’t had as much time to play as I had hoped but hopefully in February 🤪

@patricianeville464 Жыл бұрын

Loved this. Can’t wait to do. Please do more mountain with layers and tree landscape for beginners

@katrinacrouch Жыл бұрын

I’m hoping/planning to have another landscape or two this fall! God/naptime willing 😉

@venitabucceri8435 Жыл бұрын

This piece is absolutely lovely❣️

@katrinacrouch Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Venita!

@shelliedial 2 жыл бұрын

Gouache would be great! Thanks for the landscape! They've been intriguing me lately too!!!

@katrinacrouch 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yay! I’m really excited to paint a few more-a few years ago and I hated them but this winter they seem so soothing and fun! Lol

@coletteg.4548 2 жыл бұрын

This was an awesome tutorial ❣️ Thank you so much 😊

@katrinacrouch 2 жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it! I’m looking forward to sharing another soon!

@reidpenton7345 Жыл бұрын

Katrina, I’m a beginner and have painted one of your landscapes and it is my best so far! Would love to see more landscapes from you. :)

@katrinacrouch Жыл бұрын

Oh good! I have another one or two recorded-just waiting for a chance to finish editing them and upload!

@jaynewilson6392 2 жыл бұрын

Very pretty!

@katrinacrouch 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jayne!

@margbrady Жыл бұрын

Great videos, Katrina! Thanks.

@katrinacrouch Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Margaret! So glad you enjoyed them!

@paulenedean3774 Жыл бұрын

I’ve just found your channel and I’m so pleased to be part of your growing community. This was a wonderful tutorial Katrina, thank you.💕

@katrinacrouch Жыл бұрын

So glad to have you here, Paulene! Feel free to reach out if you have any specific requests ❤️

@kellyhoche3851 2 жыл бұрын

This is beautiful! I’d be very interested in learning how the gouache and watercolor work together in another tutorial. 😊

@katrinacrouch 2 жыл бұрын

Yay! I’m hoping to experiment a little today or this weekend so I hope to have a tutorial up by February or March (after I re-learn how this medium works! Lol) I do know/remember that you need to check the TYPE of gouache you are using. If you’re pairing it with watercolor, you need to make sure you are using watercolor gouache and not acrylic or you will start to run into problems (unless you’re a master of mixed media, I suppose!)

@trinhjones8700 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful. Thank you

@katrinacrouch 9 ай бұрын

Oh I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

@millydaisy29 Жыл бұрын

I love how you explain the reasons for your decisions around colour and composition. Would you be able to post some more landscapes for beginners please as I have learnt so much from watching you paint?

@katrinacrouch Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad it was helpful!! It’s a little late but a fall landscape would be fun… I’ll try to make it happen soon!

@nutmeg9892 Жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful tutorial. I was amazed at some of the textures and edges you were able to achieve working wet/damp. Blown away to see you were using strathmore 300 paper. I am a beginner/intermediate painter but have been using Arches. Arches has been wonderful in allowing me to grow as an artist but now that I have better water control I think I may have to revisit my Strathmore 300 and 400. Arches sometimes takes too long to dry and blends colors too much. You remind me that a good artist can use the traits of any paper to their advantage.

@katrinacrouch Жыл бұрын

Yes, I learned on Strathmore 300 because it was what I could afford at the time (and I personally don’t like the 400 series). Arches is great and I use that a lot now along with Legion Stonehenge paper (current fav). Both are 100% cotton and acid free, which is what you want for a finished, client piece.

@rebekahschroeder7949 2 жыл бұрын

I love it! My favorite colors! I finally bought the traditional beige painters masking tape because the bright blue tape was so jarring that I would struggle to “see” my painting. Haha! Thank your for sharing your tutorial.

@katrinacrouch 2 жыл бұрын

That bright blue is so bad! Hahaha I will have to grab the beige variety eventually and try a few more landscapes

@kathyfelix6878 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this tutorial! I really enjoyed it and appreciate the limited pallette and the different techniques you used.

@katrinacrouch 2 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it! Let me know if there is anything specific you would like to paint together ❤️

@kathyfelix6878 2 ай бұрын

I just found you on YT so I'm going to try your other tutorials. I prefer landscapes and this one was just so great!! Thank you again for sharing this video. If you have any other magical color combinations (I really love the ultramarine/burnt sienna but never thought of adding sap green) please share 😊

@katrinacrouch 2 ай бұрын

@@kathyfelix6878 I’ll keep researching ❤ thank you for the feedback!! So helpful for me

@suzanneboily5224 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful❤

@katrinacrouch 9 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it, Suzanne! ❤️❤️❤️

@elleregarde93 Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial.

@katrinacrouch Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Elle! I’m thrilled that you found it helpful/enjoyed it ❤️❤️❤️

@saeedchanna5095 Жыл бұрын

Nice ❤ landscape 😊

@katrinacrouch Жыл бұрын

Thank you-so glad you enjoyed it!

@snowbeauty9597 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely 💗

@katrinacrouch 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Shreya! I hope you had a lovely weekend

@snowbeauty9597 2 жыл бұрын

@@katrinacrouch you're welcome, i hope you also had a great weekend ☺️...

@lorrainemanning3809 2 жыл бұрын

Gosh your husbands work is beautiful 😍

@katrinacrouch 2 жыл бұрын

I know! He’s wonderful - someday I’ll talk him into painting a tutorial for you guys, hah!

@frognpitt69 Жыл бұрын

Yes on gauche paint

@katrinacrouch Жыл бұрын

I’ll do my best!

@ciarainthebeloved 2 жыл бұрын

Your husband's landscape is incredible!😃 Which medium does he use? Thanks for your videos. I always look forward to them!❤

@katrinacrouch 2 жыл бұрын

I know, he’s amazing! He works in oils and acrylics mostly though he’ll paint in watercolor with me once in a while

@janinehobbs225 Жыл бұрын

Yes, more landscaping.

@katrinacrouch Жыл бұрын

I just posted a new one on Saturday! Enjoy: m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qp6Pq5l0xMiZiJ8.html

@user-uk2lx1wr7g 4 ай бұрын

I would like to see the guache incorporated with watercolors

@katrinacrouch 4 ай бұрын

I’ll see what I can do :)

@susanharnden9676 Жыл бұрын

I'm a beginner discovered your feed , found it very helpful, and subscribed. I. tried this landscape as a practice exercise. Very helpful and pleased it turned out as well as it did but ended up overworking it, so I've practiced some of the elements separately, for a while..trees, clouds, washes, so Im trying it for second time to see if I can do it a little faster and fresher. I encounter two problems I've encountered before. I know you made this quite awhile ago, but if you are still responding to this thread, I wondered if you could give me some pointers. One is the clouds. I've tried this method before but I don't think I wet the tissue. The last few times I tried it with the damp tissue it picked up pigment but within the lifted area, it left a pattern of blue "holes" that I couldn't lift out. I softened them a bit but even going back after it was dry I couldn't scrub them out completely. If they hadn't looked so much the same size and shape they could have been incorporated into shadows. Is my tissue not wet enough, or the paper too wet or dry? The second issue I've encountered before is the paint drying to fast I can't move it across the page to get the effects you do. I used a Neptune wash brush, not a quill, but hold lots of water, and I wet the paper well but it dries so fast I can't even go in and soften the edges like you did, without cauliflowering.. I used a mostly dry brush to pick up most of the moisture to stop it from getting too obvious, but I couldn't keep the paper wet enough to get the effects from moving it across the page

@katrinacrouch Жыл бұрын

Hi Susan! Welcome-all great questions. I can’t answer the tissue/cloud issue exactly without seeing it myself but I think it’s either too much rubbing on the paper beforehand (creating scars on the paper) or a towel that is too wet. My tissue/towel is only damp enough to soften the edges and should still pick up plenty of pigment-not wet enough to disperse any. The second issue sounds like a paper quality issue. Some papers just don’t stay wet long enough. It’s a shame and super frustrating, but not all watercolor paper is created equal. I recommend looking into a higher quality paper OR you can wet the entire paper before you start with a spray/mist bottle and gently (so as not to scar the paper) use a brush to spread the water before you begin to apply pigment. Make sure the paper is nice and wet before you apply pigment and avoid the cauliflower or bloom by tapping your brush on a paper towel before applying it to your paper (video on this coming soon with more details!)

@lkp2186 4 ай бұрын

Katrina can you do a landscape tree tutorial? I’d love to see how to do this slowed down. Thank you 😊

@katrinacrouch 4 ай бұрын

Great idea! I’ll start working on it and hopefully have a good mini tutorial for you within the next month (assuming naps go well, hah)

@lkp2186 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@susansteigner8028 5 ай бұрын

Yes, I'd like to see guache.

@katrinacrouch 5 ай бұрын

I’ll work on it ! ❤️

@Claira_nines 2 жыл бұрын

Hey How do you create your thumbnails Because it's kinda good I love it I just wanted to know

@katrinacrouch 2 жыл бұрын

I use Photoshop! I made a template and just plug new photos in each month and change the title 💕

@Claira_nines 2 жыл бұрын

@@katrinacrouch oh thanks

@qwerfy34567894749 Жыл бұрын

Hi there, total watercolor noob here. Around 21:30 you described creating depth in the foliage with a darker pigment, it seemed like the depth came from almost wiping away some of the paint in the trees rather than adding dark pigment, were you using a dry brush on slightly wet paint to sort of create highlights? Or was there actually color in the brush, maybe just at the tip? How to create those little details are what are always lacking in my paintings. Thank you for making this video!

@katrinacrouch Жыл бұрын

Some of the paint was picked up, yes-but my goal was to add the deeper tones to set off and create highlights (which happened, thankfully). You CAN pick up wet paint, but I find that to be a less consistent technique and better for larger gradients rather than highlights (most of the time). Glazes-light layers of pigment-are a great way to build up that illusion of texture to allowing each layer of color to overlap imperfectly. I have another landscape filmed and waiting to be edited that will come out in October that goes into more detail about how I get that effect 🙂 Sorry it can’t be sooner-my 2 year oldslimit my daily work load, hah! Love them but it’s the truth!

@qwerfy34567894749 Жыл бұрын

@@katrinacrouch Thank you for taking the time to respond! I’ve followed this tutorial a couple times now, getting a better result each time as I learn to let colors dry in order to build layers. Best of luck with your kiddos, excited for the next video 🙂

@chantalc5012 2 жыл бұрын

I love this moody vibe… technical question; Is the salt can damage the paper in a long term way? I guess not, if you did but… Could it be better with sugar (just kidding)… 😉🤷‍♀️

@katrinacrouch 2 жыл бұрын

Great question! I haven't researched the effect of salt on the paper-salt water can damage clothing so it makes sense that long term there could be some damage... but I guess I don't expect anyone to keep my artwork for a 100 years so I think we're pretty safe ;)

@greekveteran2715 Жыл бұрын

Please, where can I see more of your husbands work?! Thanks in advance

@katrinacrouch Жыл бұрын

He’s not really on social media, unfortunately. We’re hoping to have prints of his work available soon but we need more time/energy 😅

@lorrainemanning3809 2 жыл бұрын

Does your husband have a KZfaq channel or on Instagram? Would love to see more of his work. (Is this wrong time ask 🤣 ?)

@katrinacrouch 2 жыл бұрын

He does not, unfortunately! He isn’t on social media much and I haven’t been able to get him to record a tutorial yet but maybe some day! He teaches art in person all day so I can understand not prioritizing it on his evenings/ weekends 😉

@timh7246 2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps he could just paint while you watch, then after he leaves, you could add the audio as to what he did? That way, he's not making a video -- he's just painting. ;-)